Big Ez Ed: Not Just Christmas to me

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Not Just Christmas to me

On December 25th, 1927 my father, Stephen "Pete" was Born. Now He would tell you that he was born on December 24th. My Grandma (aka : Shortie) swore that it was the 25th, and the mid-wife is the one who mistakenly wrote the 24th because that is when she arrived at the house. Grandma says it was the 25th, and she was older and wiser than my dad when it happened so I believe her.

Grandma :

Pete (Dad) :

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Stories, Legends, and Myths

When something happens within the family, or better yet at a family gathering it becomes a family "Story". It will be told over and over and over again. The "Story" will remain exactly as it happened when it is told among that generation.

As we tell that "Story" over and over and over and over again for more than ten years it becomes a family "Legend". It becomes a "Legend" as it has now been passed on to a new generation of the family to live and enjoy. The "Legends" sometimes get embellished to make them more appealing. The new generation will put their own angle on telling the Legend, but they will keep the "Legend" alive.

Upon the unfortunate demise of any family member involved with the incident or after 20 years, I believe the story then becomes "Mythical". This "Mythical" event will have more embellishments added in to it as most of the people who have heard about this event know it only second hand, and weren't there when it was just a "Story".